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I agree. Since this tag was added to the Potlatch interface, we've seen the proliferation of many inappropriate uses. I guess many less experienced users think they need to put something in the empty box, and the text that they enter often duplicates other (correct) tags such as name= or sport= or amenity=*.

Since the only well-used and generally accepted values for the designation=* tag correspond to UK public rights of way, would it be possible to change the potlatch interface to a drop-down for the four values: "public_footpath", "public_bridleway", "restricted_byway", and "byway_open_to_all_traffic" (in a simialar way to what potlatch shows for bridge= and oneway= ) instead of a free text box.

More advanced users could obviously still enter any value they feel appropriate through the advanced interface, but novices will be discouraged form mis-using the tag.